2009
| Case | Docket Number(s) | Date Argued | Date Decided | Appealed From | Outcome | Vote | Author | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briscoe v. Virginia | 07-11191 | 01/11/2010 | 01/25/2010 | Supreme Court of Virginia | In a per curiam opinion, the justices vacated and remanded the lower court's decision. | Per curiam | ||
| Shady Grove Orthopedic Ass. v. Allstate Insurance Co. | 08-1008 | 11/02/2009 | 03/31/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | 5-4 | Antonin Scalia | ||
| Pottawattamie County v. McGhee | 08-1065 | 11/04/2009 | 01/04/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Dismissed | |||
| Hertz Corp. v. Friend | 08-1107 | 11/10/2009 | 02/23/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 9-0 | |||
| Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P.A. v. U.S. | 08-1119 | 12/01/2009 | 03/08/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | 9-0 | Sonia Sotomayor | ||
| United Student Aid Fund v. Espinosa | 08-1134 | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | ||||||
| U.S. Aid Funds v. Espinosa | 08-1134 | 12/01/2009 | 03/23/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 9-0 | |||
| Stop the Beach Renourishment v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection | 08-1151 | 12/02/2009 | 06/17/2010 | Supreme Court of Florida | 8-0 | Antonin Scalia | ||
| Florida v. Powell | 08-1175 | 12/07/2009 | 02/23/2010 | Supreme Court of Florida | 7-2 | Ruth Bader Ginsburg | ||
| Morrison v. National Australia Bank | 08-1191 | 03/29/2010 | 06/24/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | 9-0 | Antonin Scalia | ||
| Weyhrauch v. U.S. | 08-1196 | 12/08/2009 | 06/24/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Per curiam | |||
| Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v. AnimalFeeds International | 08-1198 | 12/09/2009 | 04/27/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | 5-3 | Samuel A. Alito, Jr. | ||
| Jerman v. Carlisle | 08-1200 | 01/13/2010 | 04/21/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | 7-2 | Sonia Sotomayor | ||
| Granite Rock Co. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters | 08-1214 | 01/19/2010 | 06/24/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 7-2 | Clarence Thomas | ||
| U.S. v. Comstock | 08-1224 | 01/12/2010 | 05/17/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | 7-2 | Stephen G. Breyer | ||
| Carr v. U.S. | 08-1301 | 02/24/2010 | 06/01/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | 6-3 | Sonia Sotomayor | ||
| Williamson v. Mazda Motor of America | 08-1314 | Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three | ||||||
| Astrue v. Ratliff | 08-1322 | 02/22/2010 | 06/14/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | 9-0 | Clarence Thomas | ||
| Ontario v. Quon | 08-1332 | 04/19/2010 | 06/17/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 9-0 | Anthony M. Kennedy | ||
| U.S. v. Marcus | 08-1341 | 02/24/2010 | 05/24/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | 7-1 | Stephen G. Breyer | ||
| Christian Legal Society v. Martinez | 08-1371 | 04/19/2010 | 06/28/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 5-4 | Ruth Bader Ginsburg | ||
| Skilling v. U.S. | 08-1394 | 03/01/2010 | 06/24/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | 9-0 | Ruth Bader Ginsburg | ||
| Berghuis v. Smith | 08-1402 | 01/20/2010 | 03/30/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | 9-0 | Ruth Bader Ginsburg | ||
| Costco v. Omega | 08-1423 | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | ||||||
| Sossamon v. Texas | 08-1438 | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | ||||||
| Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants Association | 08-1448 | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | ||||||
| Schwarzenegger v. EMA | 08-1448 | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | ||||||
| New Process Steel v. National Labor Relations Board | 08-1457 | 03/23/2010 | 06/17/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | 5-4 | John Paul Stevens | ||
| Berghuis v. Thompkins | 08-1470 | 03/01/2010 | 06/01/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | 5-4 | Anthony M. Kennedy | ||
| Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project; Humanitarian Law Project v. Holder | 08-1498 ; 09-89 | 02/23/2010 | 06/21/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 6-3 | John G. Roberts, Jr. | ||
| McDonald v. Chicago | 08-1521 | 03/02/2010 | 06/28/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | 5-4 | Samuel A. Alito, Jr. | ||
| Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha v. Regal-Beloit; Union Pacific Railroad v. Regal-Beloit | 08-1553; 08-1554 | 03/24/2010 | 06/21/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 6-3 | Anthony M. Kennedy | ||
| Samantar v. Yousuf | 08-1555 | 03/03/2010 | 06/01/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | 9-0 | John Paul Stevens | ||
| U.S. v. O'Brien and Burgess | 08-1569 | 02/23/2010 | 05/24/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | 9-0 | Anthony M. Kennedy | ||
| Mac’s Shell Service v. Shell Oil Products Co.; Shell Oil Products Co. v. Mac’s Shell Service | 08-240; 08-372 | 01/19/2010 | 03/02/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | 9-0 | Samuel A. Alito, Jr. | ||
| Graham County Soil and Water Conservation District v. U.S., ex rel. Wilson | 08-304 | 11/30/2009 | 03/30/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | 7-2 | John Paul Stevens | ||
| Schwab v. Reilly | 08-538 | 11/03/2009 | 06/17/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | 6-3 | Clarence Thomas | ||
| Abbott v. Abbott | 08-645 | 01/12/2010 | 05/17/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | 6-3 | Anthony M. Kennedy | ||
| American Needle v. NFL | 08-661 | 01/13/2010 | 05/24/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | 9-0 | John Paul Stevens | ||
| NRG Power Marketing v. Maine Public Utilities Commission | 08-674 | 11/03/2009 | 01/13/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia | 8-1 | Ruth Bader Ginsburg | ||
| Bloate v. U.S. | 08-728 | 10/06/2009 | 03/08/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | 7-2 | Clarence Thomas | ||
| Graham v. Florida | 08-7412 | 11/09/2009 | 05/17/2010 | District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District | 6-3 | Anthony M. Kennedy | ||
| Sullivan v. Florida | 08-7621 | 11/09/2009 | 05/17/2010 | District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District | ||||
| U.S. v. Stevens | 08-769 | 10/06/2009 | 04/20/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | 8-1 | John G. Roberts, Jr. | ||
| Alfieri v. Conkright; Conkright v. Frommert; Pietrowski v. Conkright | 08-803, 08-810, 08-826 | 01/20/2010 | 04/21/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | 5-3 | John G. Roberts, Jr. | ||
| Free Enterprise Fund and Beckstead and Watts v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board | 08-861 | 12/07/2009 | 06/28/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia | 5-4 | |||
| Black v. U.S. | 08-876 | 12/08/2009 | 06/24/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | 9-0 | Ruth Bader Ginsburg | ||
| Merck & Co. v. Reynolds | 08-905) | 11/30/2009 | 04/27/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | 9-0 | Stephen G. Breyer | ||
| Kucana v. Holder | 08-911 | 11/10/2009 | 01/20/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | 9-0 | Ruth Bader Ginsburg | ||
| Wood v. Allen | 08-9156 | 11/04/2009 | 01/20/2010 | United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 7-2 | Sonia Sotomayor |
